News
Vicki Hon to lead Clay County Senior Services in 2027
CLAY COUNTY — Clay County Senior Services will begin its 22nd year with a new executive director as Vicki Hon will take the helm in 2027. While Hon is new to the role, she has been with CCSS since 2017, serving as operations administrator and program support, according to the nonprofit’s press release. “Vicki’s current…
Community Living
MDC encourages hunters to have deer sampled for CWD all season
The Missouri Department of Conservation is again asking deer hunters to have their deer sampled for chronic wasting disease. Hunters play an important role in helping MDC monitor the disease and the health of Missouri’s deer herd. CWD is a contagious, deadly brain disease of white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family, called…
Multimedia
Gallery | Kearney Invitational
Kearney and Smithville cross country in the Kearney Invitational Saturday, Oct. 10.
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Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW: This movie will make you seasick
By Simonie Wilson What starts as a portrait of a free-spirited, fun-loving family of seven a la “Captain Fantastic” quickly turns instead into an emotionally abusive cry for help in “Capsized.” Lily Rabe (“Presumed Innocent,” “Shrinking”) does a balanced job of showing us the effects of long-term abuse in how she alternately neglects and clings…
Opinion
Courier-Tribune: Rooted in community, committed to truth
This week marks National Newspaper Week, which runs Oct. 4 to 10. This year’s theme is “Rooted in Community, Committed to Truth.”For 180 years, we have been honored to tell the stories of our communities, document local history as it unfolds and provide readers with factual, reliable information they can trust. In a time when…